1. Title: Spintronics
Unit: Storage and memory
Instructor: Archana Sharma

2. Measurable Performance Objectives
Students will understand the difference between classic and quantum mechanics
Students will acquire basic understanding of quantum mechanics
Students will demonstrate the knowledge of spintronics
Students will be able to define qubit
Students will be able to compare conventional microelectronic and spintronic devices
Students will gain an insight into future technology
Students will be able to design a top of the technology computer.

3. Opening discussion Computer Technology….. then and now
Storage devices
Hard drive storage capacity
RAMs
Speed
Limiting factors

4. Materials
Internet access
Paper and pencil

5. Concepts, Principles, and Facts
Classic vs. quantum mechanics
Introduction to quantum mechanics
Spin-based electronics or spintronics
Qubit
Conventional microelectronic vs. spintronic devices
Future technology
Available commercial products.

6. Classic vs. quantum mechanics
Macro world vs. the nano world
What is quantum mechanics?
Why do we need quantum mechanics?
Measurements in the macro vs nano world

7. Quantum Mechanics offers explanation for
Discrete energy levels
The theory of wave-particle dual nature
Quantum tunneling
The Heisenberg uncertainty principle
Spin of a particle

8. Spintronics Spin-based electronics
Charge-based electronics vs. spin-based electronics
Advantages of spin-based electronics
Spintronics storage devices

9. Define qubit Bit vs. qubit
Representation of a qubit with bra-ket notation, |o>, |1> and superposition of the two

10. Spintronics products
Hard drives up to 1.2 petabytes

11. Spintronics products
iPod nano
Cell phones
Laptop hard drives

12. Future Outlook High capacity hard drives Magnetic RAM chips
Spin FET using quantum tunneling
and…………..

13. The Quantum Computer

14. Commercial products
Hard drives
Memory
Other devices

15. 400 GB Hard Drive
External 400GB Hard Drive (USB 2.0/FireWire, 7200 RPM, 8MB) $   Manufacturer: Seagate Model: ST CBRK Interface: IEEE 1394 (Firewire)|USB - Universal Serial Bus 2.0 Access Time: 8.5 Rotational Speed: 7200  PRODUCT INFO External 400GB Hard Drive

16. 4GB Flash drive 4GB Compact Flash card
4GB flash drive which can even hold 8GB data with 2:1 data compression.

17. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ At a cost of $1699.95 you can get
one Apple PowerBook 12“
Six Apple iPod Mini 4GB
Nine 1GB Hi-Speed USB flash drives.

18. Assignment
A project will be assigned to design a top of the technology computer with bill of material. The students will present their system design to the class using power point presentation.

19. Evaluation Criteria
Students will demonstrate proficiency on all measurable performance objectives at least to the 75% level. Evaluation will be based on written report and oral presentation. A rubric will be used for evaluation.